Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Geometry Chapter 7
Transformations: Vocabulary for chapter 7. From book and Mr. Janssen's notes.
20
Mathematics
9th Grade
01/14/2010

Additional Mathematics Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Figures in a plane can be _______, ________ or ________ to produce new figures.
Definition

reflected

rotated

translated

Term
Define reflection.
Definition
flipping motion
Term
Define rotation.
Definition
turning motion
Term
Define translation.
Definition
sliding motion
Term
Define preimage.
Definition
the original figure.
Term

Define image.

Definition
new figure
Term
Define transformation.
Definition
the operation that maps or moves the preimage to the image.
Term
Define isometry.
Definition
a transformation that preserves lengths of things, angle measures, parallel lines, and the distance between points.
Term

Reflections in the y-axis.

(x,y)→

Definition
(-x,y)
Term

Reflections in the x-axis.

(-x,y)→

Definition
(-x,-y)
Term
Theorem 7.1:
Definition
A reflection is an isometry.
Term
Define center of rotation.
Definition
the fixed point on which a figure turns around.
Term
Define angle of rotation.
Definition

-degree measure

-clockwise or counter-clockwise

Term
Define rotational symmetry.
Definition
a figure can be mapped onto itself by a rotation of 180º or less.
Term
A rotation is an _______.
Definition
isometry
Term
For a 90º clockwise rotation...
Definition

1. switch x and y

2. negate new "y" coordinate

Term
For a 90º counter-clockwise rotation...
Definition

1. switch x and y

2. take opposite of the new "x" coordinate.

Term
On a polar graph, figures move...
Definition
counter-clockwise.
Term
A vector measures two things:
Definition

1. magnitude (size or distance)

2. direction

Term
A translation is an _______.
Definition
isometry
Supporting users have an ad free experience!